Post your grocery list (great help to n00bs like me!)

[jonnyrockets]

Hello All!

I'm setting some goals and starting to change my life from a fat, lazy one - to a healthy, muscle bound, low fat, pro-active one!

I think it'd be great if people post their most purchased grocery items for everyone to see!

Looking forward to the help and inspiration!

If items are already mentioned by previous poster, you could '2nd' those items, or debate, or add your own items!

Jon

[Zoetastic]

lots of eggs (tend to hardboil them so i can toss the yolk if i feel like it)
asparagus
spinach (eat raw or add to protein shakes)
peaches
apples
bananas (i freeze them, they make a tasty treat when you are craving ice cream)
chicken breast
turkey sausage
frozen fish filets
baby carrots
tuna that comes in the pouch (pre seasoned) or canned tuna
romaine lettuce
low fat cottage cheese
fat free yogurt
kale
skim milk
brown rice
oatmeal
splenda
frozen fruit
frozen veggies

[MannishBoy]

Similar post here.

Mine included (edit from original a bit):

Cottage cheese
Lean ground turkey and beef
Boneless skinless chicken tenderloins or breasts
turkey breast meat
turkey sausage or bacon
steak
eggs
canned and bagged tuna and salmon
jerky
nuts of various kinds
Rolled oats
Apples
Bananas
Berries
Frozen berries & fruit
frozen vegetables
cucumbers
fresh spinach bags
cucumbers
carrots
sweet potatoes
onions
garlic
red and green bell peppers
various other peppers
fresh spices
canned vegetables like green beans
black beans
chili beans
fish (frozen steaks & fillets, canned tuna/salmon. Bagged tuna salmon)
Olive oil
Peanut oil
vinegar of various types for salad
salad dressings
natural nut butters (peanut, almond, cashew)
salsas
marianara
brown rice
whole grain pasta
Protein powders
fish oil pills
glucosamin & chondrotin
MSM
vitamins
Greens+
milled flax seed
flaxseed oil


Just a start on the staples I keep.

[BreakingPoint]

- Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- Oranges
- Turkey Breast (99% fat free)
- Real Mayonnaise
- Cod Fillets
- Canola Oil
- Chicken Breast (skinless and boneless)
- Sweet Potato
- Stir Fry
- Eggs
- Oatmeal
- Apples
- Mushrooms
- Canned Tuna
- Natural Peanut Butter
- Multivitamin
- Glucosamine Sulfate
- Fish Oil
- CLA

[Hort]

M-F:

Organic, Free-range Eggs
Organic Cream
Cheese
Bacon
Organic Steak
Organic Buffalo
96% Organic Ground Beef
Chicken
Tuna
Salmon
Walnuts, Almonds, Pistachios
Flax Oil
Olive Oil
Natural Peanut Butter
Lettuce and Spinach

That's usually it.

Weekends lately it's been:

Scottish Oatmeal,
Oat/cornmeal pancake mix
apples, bananas
whole-grain bagels & breads
100% fruitspreads
whole milk
pasta


Plus the usual whey, fish oil, aminos, multivitamins

[Green_Burrito]

Spinach leaves (for salad, more nutritional value then regular lettuce)
Frozen Broccoli
Canned Organic Beans (Black, pinto, navy, etc) Organic canned beans tend to have much lower sodium
Brown Rice (Uncle Bens pre-made microwave bags are great)
Organic yogurt
4% cottage cheese
Organic Skim Milk
Chicken
Lean steak like “Eye of the Round”
Lean ground beef
Salmon Fillets
48 Eggs
Quaker Oatmeal Packs “Banana Bread” (Only 1 gram of sugar in this one)
Organic Salad dressing
Natural Peanut Butter
Whole Wheat English Muffins (goes great with the Peanut Butter)
Blue Diamond Almonds (love the Jalapeno flavor)


I get my fresh tomatoes, peaches, blueberries from the farmers market.

[keegie2005]

chicken
tuna
milk
cheese
beef steaks
pasta

these shud get u started!!

[chnicole]

Frozen Broccoli
Frozen Green Beans
Avocados
Natural PB
Dannon Light and Fit Yogurt
Chicken
Eggs
Apples
Grapefruit
Almonds
Whole Wheat Bread
Sliced Turkey
American Cheese
Oatmeal

[pseudoblock]

Stuff I buy weekly-
Sweet Potatos 7-12#
Meat 5-9# whatever is lean and cheap, often it's chicken breast.
Spinach 2-3 bunches
Onions 4-6 mid sized
Eggs 1-2 18 count
misc- (peppers, limes, lemons, scallions, cilantro, parsley, etc.)


Bulk staples, stock up every once in awhile-
Rice (brown, wild, white), Beans (black, white, kidney, garbanzo), Oats, Nuts (cashews), Dried fruits(apricot, prunes, peaches), Frozen vegetables/fruits (corn, peas&carrots, berries), Oils (olive, peanut, grape, sesame).


Supplements-
Multivitamin, Fish oil, Flax oil, Whey.

[MannishBoy]

Originally Posted by Green_Burrito

Blue Diamond Almonds (love the Jalapeno flavor)

Those are GREAT!

BTW, have you tried the jalapeno peanuts from Target? Their in house Archer Farms brand (or whatever it is called). Not bad, either, but not smoky like the Blue Diamond Almonds.

[Green_Burrito]

Originally Posted by MannishBoy

Those are GREAT!

BTW, have you tried the jalapeno peanuts from Target? Their in house Archer Farms brand (or whatever it is called). Not bad, either, but not smoky like the Blue Diamond Almonds.

No I haven't tried those, but they sound interesting. I'll have to look for them next I go there. Thanks for the heads up

[jonnyrockets]

Wow - what a response - this is great! I'm sure a lot of beginners will get a good deal of information out of this - Thanks!

Jon

[johnnyzero]

Apples
Oranges
Bananas
1% milk
OJ
canned chicken
canned tuna
whole wheat bread (100cal. slices)
natural peanut butter
multivitamin
cracklin' oat bran cereal/ basic 4
frozen tilapia
frozen chicken breasts
pasta
Kroger brand Fortify plus
fresh broccoli crowns

occasionally i eat out

[Justin_G]

Some great content here guys! :-)
Thanks, never hurts to update my grocery list.

[Human Clay]

-high fibre bread (I'm using Orowheat Fibre Counting, right now)
-eggs
-egg whites in the carton
-olive oil
-powdered skim milk
-whey protein powder
-tuna
-chicken breasts
-chicken thighs
-broccoli
-cauliflower
-red pepper
-carrots
-romaine lettuce
-tomatoes
-pickles
-pineapple
-berries of some kind, whatever's on sale at the market
-apples
-plums
-Satsuma oranges
-grapes
-bananas
-Natty peanut butter
-sunflower seeds (I get them hulled for when I need to supplement my healthy fats, and unhulled for when I get a snack craving at night. It takes a lot of work just to make it through a handful of the seeds that way)
-Textured Vegetable Protein (from Bulk Barn).
-spices and other low-cal seasonings.

[recyfer]

Any mixture of these.

Proteins

* Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breast
* Tuna (water packed)
* Fish (salmon, seabass, halibut)
* Shrimp
* Extra Lean Ground Beef or Ground Round (92-96%) - Learn More
* Protein Powder - Learn More
* Egg Whites or Eggs - Learn More
* Ribeye Steaks or Roast
* Top Round Steaks or Roast (aka Stew Meat, London Broil, Stir Fry)
* Top Sirloin (aka Sirloin Top Butt)
* Beef Tenderloin (aka Filet, Filet Mignon)
* Top Loin (NY Strip Steak)
* Flank Steak (Sir Fry, Fajita)
* Eye of Round (Cube Meat, Stew Meat, Bottom Round , 96% Lean Ground Round)
* Ground turkey, Turkey Breast Slices or cutlets (fresh meat, not deli cuts)

Complex Carbs

* Oatmeal (Old Fashioned or Quick Oats)
* Sweet Potatoes (Yams)
* Beans (pinto, black, kidney)
* Oat Bran Cereal
* Brown Rice
* Farina (Cream of Wheat)
* Multigrain Hot Cereal
* Pasta
* Rice (white, jasmine, basmati, Arborio, wild)
* Potatoes (red, baking, new)

Fibrous Carbs
* Green Leafy Lettuce (Green Leaf, Red, Leaf, Romaine)
* Broccoli
* Asparagus
* String Beans
* Spinach
* Bell Peppers
* Brussels Sprouts
* Cauliflower
* Celery

Other Produce & Fruits

* Cucumber
* Green or Red Pepper
* Onions
* Garlic
* Tomatoes
* Zucchini
* Fruit (if acceptable on diet): bananas, apples, grapefruit, peaches, strawberries, blueberries, raspberries
* Lemons or Limes

Healthy Fats

* Natural Style Peanut Butter
* Olive Oil or Safflower Oil
* Nuts (peanuts, almonds
* Flaxseed Oil - Learn More

Dairy & Eggs

* Low-fat cottage cheese
* Eggs
* Low or Non-Fat Milk

Beverages

* Bottled Water
* Diet Soda
* Crystal Light

Condiments & Misc.

* Fat Free Mayonnaise
* Reduced Sodium Soy Sauce
* Reduced Sodium Teriyaki Sauce
* Balsamic Vinegar
* Salsa
* Chili powder
* Mrs. Dash
* Steak Sauce
* Sugar Free Maple Syrup
* Chili Paste
* Mustard
* Extracts (vanilla, almond, etc.)
* Low Sodium beef or chicken broth
* Plain or reduced sodium tomatoes sauce, puree, paste

[Glaive]

Note: With the exception of supplements and protein powder (yay Nitrean), essentially everything I buy is from an all natural market, which I highly advise at least in regards to meat, fish, and poultry. I'm a butcher by trade, and the stuff that's in conventional products will scare the bejeezus out of you.

Boneless skinless chicken breasts
Grass-fed ground beef (grass-fed is leaner with a higher CLA content)
Rolled oats
Brown rice
Grapefruit (helps to promote a more alkaline state)
Carrots (eat a couple of raw ones every day, yay fiber)
Flax Oil
Natural Peanut Butter
fat free organic milk
broccoli
fresh frozen whole leaf spinach
locally bottled honey
kosher salt (tastes better and you can use less to get the same saltiness)
olive oil
canola oil
apples (a pink lady apple with peanut butter is ridiculously good)
fat free yogurt

Additional Food Supplements:

Nitrean -- main protein powder for pre- and post-workout and whenever else

Hydrolyzed Whey -- Postworkout only

Milk Protein Isolate -- final meal before bed with a fat source

[FionaMaeve]

My husband is on a major cut. He buys:

oatmeal
natural peanut butter
Splenda
South Beach pizzas
bananas
eggs
oolong tea
green tea
skim milk
low sodium V8

[BreakingPoint]

Originally Posted by recyfer

* Fat Free Mayonnaise

I didn't even know that was possible.

[bradh]

Originally Posted by jonnyrockets

Hello All!

I'm setting some goals and starting to change my life from a fat, lazy one - to a healthy, muscle bound, low fat, pro-active one!

I think it'd be great if people post their most purchased grocery items for everyone to see!

Looking forward to the help and inspiration!

If items are already mentioned by previous poster, you could '2nd' those items, or debate, or add your own items!

Jon

Lots of good posts but its pretty simple IMO. Meats, dairy, fish, veggies, fruit, oats, nuts, Natural Peanut butter, olive oil, powdered proteins etc

You need lots of protein sources, lots of veggies, some fruit, some oats and healthy fats.